diff --git a/Berksfile b/Berksfile
index 2dd51f4..068a4ed 100644
--- a/Berksfile
+++ b/Berksfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 source "https://api.berkshelf.com"
 
-cookbook "apache2", "= 1.10.4"
+cookbook "apache2", "= 3.0.1"
 cookbook "apt", "= 2.4.0"
 cookbook "aws", "= 2.2.0"
 cookbook "build-essential", "= 2.0.2"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ cookbook "mysql", "= 5.2.10"
 cookbook "mysql-chef_gem", "= 0.0.2"
 cookbook "openssl", "= 1.1.0"
 cookbook "pacman", "= 1.1.1"
-cookbook "php", "= 1.4.6"
+cookbook "php", "= 1.5.0"
 cookbook "postgresql", "= 3.4.0"
 cookbook "windows", "= 1.31.0"
 cookbook "xfs", "= 1.1.0"
diff --git a/Berksfile.lock b/Berksfile.lock
index 85b38b9..af48bf7 100644
--- a/Berksfile.lock
+++ b/Berksfile.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DEPENDENCIES
-  apache2 (= 1.10.4)
+  apache2 (= 3.0.1)
   apt (= 2.4.0)
   aws (= 2.2.0)
   build-essential (= 2.0.2)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   mysql-chef_gem (= 0.0.2)
   openssl (= 1.1.0)
   pacman (= 1.1.1)
-  php (= 1.4.6)
+  php (= 1.5.0)
   postgresql (= 3.4.0)
   windows (= 1.31.0)
   xfs (= 1.1.0)
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yum-epel (= 0.3.6)
 
 GRAPH
-  apache2 (1.10.4)
+  apache2 (3.0.1)
     iptables (>= 0.0.0)
     logrotate (>= 0.0.0)
-    pacman (>= 0.0.0)
   apt (2.4.0)
   aws (2.2.0)
   build-essential (2.0.2)
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ GRAPH
     mysql (>= 0.0.0)
   openssl (1.1.0)
   pacman (1.1.1)
-  php (1.4.6)
+  php (1.5.0)
     build-essential (>= 0.0.0)
     iis (>= 0.0.0)
     mysql (>= 0.0.0)
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index e728704..327ad2e 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
+%x(vagrant plugin install vagrant-berkshelf) unless Vagrant.has_plugin?('vagrant-berkshelf')
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-
+  config.berkshelf.enabled = true
   # Load config JSON.
   config_json = JSON.parse(File.read("config.json"))
 
   # Prepare base box.
-  config.vm.box = "precise32"
-  config.vm.box_url = "http://files.vagrantup.com/precise32.box"
+  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/trusty64"
+  config.vm.box_url = "https://atlas.hashicorp.com/ubuntu/boxes/trusty64"
 
   # Configure networking.
   config.vm.network :private_network, ip: config_json["vm"]["ip"]
-
   # Configure forwarded ports.
   config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 35729, host: 35729, protocol: "tcp", auto_correct: true
   config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8983, host: 8983, protocol: "tcp", auto_correct: true
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: port["guest_port"],
       host: port["host_port"], protocol: port["protocol"], auto_correct: true
   end
-
   # Customize provider.
   config.vm.provider :virtualbox do |vb|
     # RAM.
@@ -56,7 +55,10 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
 
   # Run initial shell script.
   config.vm.provision :shell, :path => "chef/shell/initial.sh"
+  config.ssh.forward_agent = true
+  config.vm.boot_timeout = 120
 
+  config.vm.box_download_insecure
   # Customize provisioner.
   config.vm.provision :chef_solo do |chef|
     chef.json = config_json
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     chef.roles_path = "chef/roles"
     chef.add_role "vdd"
   end
-
   # Run final shell script.
   config.vm.provision :shell, :path => "chef/shell/final.sh", :args => config_json["vm"]["ip"]
 
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/berks/Berksfile.lock b/chef/cookbooks/berks/Berksfile.lock
index 85b38b9..af48bf7 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/berks/Berksfile.lock
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/berks/Berksfile.lock
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DEPENDENCIES
-  apache2 (= 1.10.4)
+  apache2 (= 3.0.1)
   apt (= 2.4.0)
   aws (= 2.2.0)
   build-essential (= 2.0.2)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   mysql-chef_gem (= 0.0.2)
   openssl (= 1.1.0)
   pacman (= 1.1.1)
-  php (= 1.4.6)
+  php (= 1.5.0)
   postgresql (= 3.4.0)
   windows (= 1.31.0)
   xfs (= 1.1.0)
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yum-epel (= 0.3.6)
 
 GRAPH
-  apache2 (1.10.4)
+  apache2 (3.0.1)
     iptables (>= 0.0.0)
     logrotate (>= 0.0.0)
-    pacman (>= 0.0.0)
   apt (2.4.0)
   aws (2.2.0)
   build-essential (2.0.2)
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ GRAPH
     mysql (>= 0.0.0)
   openssl (1.1.0)
   pacman (1.1.1)
-  php (1.4.6)
+  php (1.5.0)
     build-essential (>= 0.0.0)
     iis (>= 0.0.0)
     mysql (>= 0.0.0)
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/attributes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/attributes/default.rb
index b5df554..179bab3 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/attributes/default.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ when 'debian', 'ubuntu'
   default['apache']['user']        = 'www-data'
   default['apache']['group']       = 'www-data'
   default['apache']['binary']      = '/usr/sbin/apache2'
-  default['apache']['docroot_dir'] = '/var/www'
+  default['apache']['docroot_dir'] = '/var/www/html'
   default['apache']['cgibin_dir']  = '/usr/lib/cgi-bin'
   default['apache']['icondir']     = '/usr/share/apache2/icons'
   default['apache']['cache_dir']   = '/var/cache/apache2'
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ else
   default['apache']['user']        = 'www-data'
   default['apache']['group']       = 'www-data'
   default['apache']['binary']      = '/usr/sbin/apache2'
-  default['apache']['docroot_dir'] = '/var/www'
+  default['apache']['docroot_dir'] = '/var/www/html'
   default['apache']['cgibin_dir']  = '/usr/lib/cgi-bin'
   default['apache']['icondir']     = '/usr/share/apache2/icons'
   default['apache']['cache_dir']   = '/var/cache/apache2'
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ default['apache']['proxy']['allow_from'] = 'none'
 # Default modules to enable via include_recipe
 
 default['apache']['default_modules'] = %w[
-  status alias auth_basic authn_file authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_user autoindex
+  status alias auth_basic authn_file authz_groupfile authz_host authz_user autoindex
   dir env mime negotiation setenvif
 ]
 
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb
index 5bc6d3c..7fd5d3c 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/berks/apache2/templates/default/apache2.conf.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ServerRoot "<%= node['apache']['dir'] %>"
 # The accept serialization lock file MUST BE STORED ON A LOCAL DISK.
 #
 <% if %w[debian].include?(node['platform_family']) -%>
-LockFile /var/lock/apache2/accept.lock
+Mutex file:${APACHE_LOCK_DIR} default
 <% elsif %w[freebsd].include?(node['platform_family']) -%>
 LockFile /var/log/accept.lock
 <% else %>
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ LogFormat "%{User-agent}i" agent
 
 
 # Include generic snippets of statements
-Include <%= node['apache']['dir'] %>/conf.d/*.conf
+Include <%= node['apache']['dir'] %>/conf-enabled/*.conf
 
 # Include the virtual host configurations:
-Include <%= node['apache']['dir'] %>/sites-enabled/
+Include <%= node['apache']['dir'] %>/sites-enabled/*.conf
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/apache.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/apache.rb
index d84a66c..9bcedd4 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/apache.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/apache.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ group "www-data" do
 end
 
 
-file "/var/www/index.html" do
+file File.join(File.dirname(node['apache']['docroot_dir']), 'index.html') do
   action :delete
 end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ modules = [
   "setenvif",
   "auth_basic",
   "authn_file",
-  "authz_default",
   "authz_groupfile",
   "authz_user"
 ]
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ modules.each do |mod|
   end
 end
 
-template "/etc/apache2/conf.d/vdd_apache.conf" do
+template "/etc/apache2/conf-enabled/vdd_apache.conf" do
   source "vdd_apache.conf.erb"
   mode "0644"
   notifies :restart, "service[apache2]", :delayed
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/composer.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/composer.rb
index a05b18e..88407cb 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/composer.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/composer.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ bash "install-composer" do
   curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
   EOH
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/php.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/php.rb
index e68290d..f87ddd9 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/php.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/php.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-apt_repository "php54" do
-  uri "http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php5-oldstable/ubuntu"
-  distribution node['lsb']['codename']
-  components ["main"]
-  keyserver "keyserver.ubuntu.com"
-  key "E5267A6C"
-end
-
+# @todo Hack until https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/php/pull/111 is
+#   included.
+node.override['php']['ext_conf_dir'] = "/etc/php5/mods-available"
 include_recipe 'php'
+
 include_recipe "apache2::mod_php5"
 
 pkgs = [
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/phpmyadmin.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/phpmyadmin.rb
index 523b10d..e889860 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/phpmyadmin.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/phpmyadmin.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ bash "debconf" do
   code "debconf-set-selections #{deb_conf_file}"
 end
 
+bash "enable_apache_module_authz_user" do
+  user "root"
+  code <<-EOH
+  a2enmod authz_user
+  EOH
+  not_if { File.exists?("/etc/apache2/mods-enabled/authz_user") }
+end
+
 package "phpmyadmin" do
   action :install
 end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/uploadprogress.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/uploadprogress.rb
index 9823746..1cb6376 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/uploadprogress.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/uploadprogress.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 php_pear "uploadprogress" do
   action :install
 end
+
+# @todo Hack until https://github.com/opscode-cookbooks/php/pull/111 is
+#   included.
+execute '/usr/sbin/php5enmod uploadprogress' do
+  action :run
+  notifies :restart, "service[apache2]", :delayed
+end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/vdd_help.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/vdd_help.rb
index c841ab3..26c7770 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/vdd_help.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/vdd_help.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ node["vm"]["synced_folders"].each do |folder|
   end
 end
 
-
-template "/var/www/index.html" do
+template File.join(node['apache']['docroot_dir'], 'index.html') do
   source "vdd_help.html.erb"
   if nfs == 0
     owner "vagrant"
@@ -21,9 +20,11 @@ template "/var/www/index.html" do
   )
 end
 
+phpinfo_loc = File.join(node['apache']['docroot_dir'], 'phpinfo.php')
+
 bash "phpinfo" do
   code <<-EOH
-  echo "<?php phpinfo();" > /var/www/phpinfo.php
+  echo "<?php phpinfo();" > #{phpinfo_loc}
   EOH
-  not_if { File.exists?("/var/www/phpinfo.php") }
+  not_if { File.exists?(phpinfo_loc) }
 end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/webgrind.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/webgrind.rb
index 4e0fe89..52ed0d0 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/webgrind.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/webgrind.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-git "/var/www/webgrind" do
+git "/var/www/html/webgrind" do
   repository "https://github.com/jokkedk/webgrind.git"
   reference "master"
   action :sync
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/xdebug.rb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/xdebug.rb
index 5376928..9d55812 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/xdebug.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/recipes/xdebug.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@ php_pear "xdebug" do
   action :install
 end
 
-file "/etc/php5/conf.d/xdebug.ini" do
+file File.join(node['php']['ext_conf_dir'], 'xdebug.ini') do
   action :delete
   notifies :restart, "service[apache2]", :delayed
-  only_if { File.exists?("/etc/php5/conf.d/xdebug.ini") }
+  only_if { File.exists?File.join(node['php']['ext_conf_dir'], 'xdebug.ini') }
 end
 
-template "/etc/php5/conf.d/vdd_xdebug.ini" do
+template File.join(node['php']['ext_conf_dir'], 'vdd_xdebug.ini') do
   source "vdd_xdebug.ini.erb"
   mode "0644"
   notifies :restart, "service[apache2]", :delayed
 end
+
+execute '/usr/sbin/php5enmod vdd_xdebug' do
+  action :run
+  notifies :restart, "service[apache2]", :delayed
+end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/templates/default/localhost.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/templates/default/localhost.conf.erb
index 1204a6c..a8ce85b 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/templates/default/localhost.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/core/vdd/templates/default/localhost.conf.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 <VirtualHost *:80>
-  DocumentRoot /var/www
+  DocumentRoot /var/www/html
   ServerName localhost
   RewriteEngine On
   ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
   LogLevel warn
   CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined
   ServerSignature On
+  <Directory /var/www/html>
+    AllowOverride All
+    Require all granted
+  </Directory>
 </VirtualHost>
 
 <% @node["vdd"]["sites"].each do |index, site| %>
@@ -20,6 +24,10 @@
       LogLevel warn
       CustomLog /var/log/apache2/<%= index %>.access.log combined
       ServerSignature On
+      <Directory /var/www/<%= defined?(site["vhost"]["document_root"]) ? site["vhost"]["document_root"] : index %>>
+        AllowOverride All
+        Require all granted
+      </Directory>
     </VirtualHost>
-  <% end %>
-<%- end -%>
+  <%- end -%>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/chef/shell/initial.sh b/chef/shell/initial.sh
index f81153a..9e05f30 100644
--- a/chef/shell/initial.sh
+++ b/chef/shell/initial.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ cat "$VAGRANT_DIR/chef/shell/vdd.txt"
 # Upgrade Chef.
 echo "Updating Chef to 11.12.4 version. This may take a few minutes..."
 apt-get update &> /dev/null
-apt-get install build-essential ruby1.9.1-dev --no-upgrade --yes &> /dev/null
-gem install chef --version 11.12.4 --no-rdoc --no-ri --conservative &> /dev/null
+echo "sources updated"
+echo "installing ruby and chef"
+apt-get install build-essential ruby1.9.1-dev --no-upgrade --yes
+update-ca-certificates
+gem install chef --version="11.12.4" --no-rdoc --no-ri --conservative
+echo "installed ruby and chef"